Where can you see people eat pies at high speeds and yodel in the same space? At the Iowa State Fair, of course.

After disbanding and a hiatus, Rascal Flatts returns to the Iowa State Fair as part of their 25th anniversary, delivering ...

On a humid August evening, the Bud Tent at the Iowa State Fair pulses with the energy of tradition and reunion. For ...

One of the most important roles that Iowa State Fair veterinarians play is helping animals during the birthing process, and ...

Selected from 102 contestants, Riah Schrage of Grundy County was crowned Iowa State Fair Queen and awarded thousands in ...

Backyard chefs gathered at the Iowa State Fair to showcase their culinary skills during the 61st Annual Cookout Contest.

If you need a break from the bright lights and loud noises on the fairgrounds, you should take advantage of the ...

Pieper has football strength, but first came farm strength. He built that working for his dad Dennis, growing up in Norfolk, Nebraska. Drew Wagner, who is serving time for his part in Bagley’s murder, ...

This year was no different, as over 50 backyard chefs set up their grills for the annual Iowa Farm Bureau Cookout Contest.

In the mid-19th century leading up to the westward expansion, people traveled by covered wagon to attend the first Iowa State Fair in 1854 on a six-acre tract in Fairfield. Today, more than a million ...

Iowa State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons shares some deep-fried tidbits about renovations, safety upgrades and that other fair to our north.

The Iowa State Fair partnered with ChildServe to host the fourth annual sensory-friendly morning at the Iowa State Fair on Wednesday. The morning events start at 8 a.m.